Been reading up lately on the use of embedded fonts vs device fonts vs letting-flash-do-its-thing. I think I'm going to go with device font's for my static text blocks which use Arial but I'm wondering about a comment I heard from another developer and curious if it holds merit. It was mention...more >>

Hello I am in trouble again, I am using this simple flash picture animation ( transition timeline effect ) in my website but I want to include a website address in it and I don't know how to set a hot spot on Flash? Or More clear, let say I want to have a website address in a picture that you can ...more >>

When I import .JPG's into Flash MX, they're a little blurry. Is there an easy way in Flash (or an image editing program) to fix the image so it shows up clearer in Flash? Thanks in advance. Jon http://www.HELLOFBLADES.com ...more >>

Hi, I hope someone understands what i want to achieve here. Basically i want my Flash movie to run from start to finish with the 1st pass but every subsequent pass i want it to start playing and looping from another frame. So lets say i have 30 frames in my movie, the first pass the movie will ...more >>

Can anyone make a recommendation for a good, professional quality microphone or recording device for the PC which would be used to record voice narrative. I will be incorporating these files into our CD Flash projects. I am currently using SoundForge Studio Software to manipulate our current voi...more >>

I have a problem: i saved and published a .fla, then i modify the file with new symbol and pictures and put url direction on the picture but it don't work and display a message......"url://trailing garbage found" and i can't do it works, only if i do the project newly. Thanks for you help. ...more >>

Can something that I created in one flash project be transfered to another flash project? Thanks ...more >>

Some how the fonts of my work area got changed so I can hardly read them. Example in the properties window the word "size" and "pulished" are screwed up. Any ideas if this is a MX thing or a windows thing? Thanks ...more >>

I have a series of swf files that i would like to play in sequence on a loop with no interaction. The files are fairly big and I would like to run them from an index or something so I dont have to bring them into the fla file individually. I'm just looking for the best way to run a sequence of swf f...more >>

Hello, Does anyone have any suggestions about was to make the fonts non anti-aliased so they will look much cleaner? If you look at www.theory7.com the fonts are very clear and the ppi of some of them are very small and also clear. Thank you, Eric ...more >>

The nytimes.com uses Flash to publish daily audio slide shows. Following is a URL for an example: http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/technology/20040115_CES/index.html I would like to create similar slide shows. Can anyone suggest components or templates that I could use to jump start my dev...more >>

I'm trying to set up a data structure using associative arrays. I have a function I pass some arrays to that add a record to another associative array that holds all the records. if I checkl the length of the arary aData after it is 0. If I pass it to a dataGrid nothing is displayed in the grid....more >>

If somebody can hel pe PLEASE...i finished a web site, and I want to use the BACK EXPLORER BUTTON or in any navigator, to use it.... for example if i'm into the web page, and a I want to come back to home, I want to make it by the back button... I know I can put a normal button into the swf, but my...more >>

i am loading a movie like this(works fine): togo= this.URL1; movie.loadMovie(URL1+".swf"); i have action on a pause btn like this: on (press) { tellTarget (_root.movie) { stop(); } gotoAndStop("pause"); } here is my problem, i can stop the loaded swf when my player is lo...more >>

How do i loop a FLV in flash. I can get it to play. I can get it to stop. How do i make it loop? ...more >>

plz help me loading a menu made with the help of xml(external file ) into another movie ...more >>

I have a dynamic flash application... and the data is being blocked by a pop blocker or firewall... how do you fix this problem... obviously i cant disable the pop up killer on all end user system :) ... when its turned off... the application works perfectly.... I need help desperately.... ...more >>

trying to load a .txt file into a movie clip. but when i run my movie i get no text, not even an error message, so i must be laoding the data at the wrong level but i've tried mulitple levels and i still get nothing ...more >>

Ok.. I am at a loss.. I have been searching for days for a tutorial, component, sample .fla, etc etc of some kind of image fader like they use on Windows Media Player. It's a really cool effect. I have seen it on one other site, but can't remember where. If anyone knows how that is done, please, p...more >>

How can I use japanese caracters on Flash MX? I need to paste a text from others softwares to a Flash movie, but I don't know how I can do it. Thanks for any help Alexandre ...more >>

I have just purchased Flash MX 2004 and I need some links, where I can get some tutorial help. I tried Flash MX but they have different navigational tools. Kindly help. You could email me at pord_33@yahoo.com ...more >>

hi I have an external xml file to be read by Flash movie and display the content , but it just won't display the chinese characters. i have the following code in the actionscript var weather = new XML(); weather.ignoreWhite = true; weather.onLoad = function (status) { trac...more >>

Hi there. I have a flash presentaion and want people to be able to print this presentaion from an external word document. How can I do that? I don't want to print the flash prsentaion itself. at the end of the presentaion, I want to give them the option to download or print a word document of this...more >>

I have an issue with Flash not being able to load external *.swf files. However, this is only happening to a few people, and I cannot replicate the problem. A few people (on PCs, Windows XP, using IE 6) are experiencing this: The get a particular page with Flash. When the main Flash begins loadin...more >>

Anyone ever have a problem with visual artifacts in flash? I have several movieclips which I fade in and out with dynamically attached functions. However one of the middle movieclips leaves a white residue where it has strokes (outlines) and gradient fills when it has been faded out to 0% alpha. ...more >>

Helo. I just got into the new video components. Everything works fine on a pc, i.e I have a flv file that I'm loading (streaming) into a swf when its played. It works on a pc but not on a mac? please help? ...more >>

I've want to make my textField grow in size instead of using a scroller, new text is loaded dynamically into the same textField with onRelease. What I would like is to get the height in pixels so that I can strech a movieclip as a background to fit the textField heigth. I guess i could estimate...more >>

I've downloaded both the .bin and .hqx of Flash Player 7 for OS X and have attempted an install, but am so far unsuccessful. Here are the errors I'm receiving: "This installation requires a System Folder on the destination drive. The installation is cancelled. 1008:1, -43 File not found." "An...more >>

I have flash 2004 pro.... I also have a projector that as a link to a mail thatdoesn´t work but if i see my movie in the browser the link will work... Why is this... Thanks ...more >>

maybe it would be easier to see the problem then try to help so http://www.greatgazebo.com/newsite/gear/gear.swf the problem is when you roll over the sprokets the center is suppose to flip. Since the flip is a movie in the sproket button the logo turns with it. i know this makes little sense a...more >>

Hello, I was wondering if there was an easier way to change the look and feel of a component scroll bar, besides going into the movieclips associated with the component?? There's gotta be an easier way! Thanks, Anne H. ...more >>

Hello, I'm in a cool class but it isn't too cool since I can't convert this "vector" to just regular line stuff again. You'd make this class cooler and I'd consider you cooler if you'd help me find out how to deconvert a converted symbol into a vector. Banteloupes 4or life! ...more >>

Hi all. Does anybody know any where could I find a nice example of interactive test. Like questions with multiple choices and final profile based on answers. Thx Alberto ...more >>

Heloo. Ive downloaded and started using the video templates on this site. However when i put the swf in a HTML file and play it the video doesnt play? I've re-checked the URL directory path and am sure it's right but for some reason it wont play. It does work if I just click on the swf and pla...more >>

Running a swf locally, my movie has no problem importing information from a text file into a dynamic text window. I have multiple text files working with one dynamic text window. However, once uploaded to a server with the multiple text files, something odd happens. Only one rollover works. Th...more >>

I imported my clip of the matrix(.avi) through stage and liabrary( tried both ways) after i cliped out the part i need i exported it and i still get blank frames when i view it through my Flash Theme Generator(reads only .swf) Can ne one give me step by step instructions to converting it real quick....more >>

Could potentially be a stupid question. If I create an fla in Flash professiona, and then open it in the Design version of Flash will it open. I am thinking it would but may loose some of the capabilities if using forms? Any advise is appreciated. P ...more >>

Hey all, I am having a problem with my printing. I have a frame that has nothing on it but text field that i have populated with answers. I just want to print this page. I created a frame say on 18 and gave it a label of #b, then on 19 the frame i want to print i put a label of #p. On that sa...more >>

hi?? how can i place extenal movie clip in my main movie. on correct place. using code (loadmovienum) ...more >>

I'm using Flash MX on a Mac running Panther. I'm developing some foreign language lessons in Hindi. I want to use unicode to create the word lists and sample sentences. I know how to use Apple's Devanagari input method and can create Hindi text files in Unicode aware applications. In Flash the...more >>

Hi! I'm using Flash MX on Windows 2000. In one of my .fla files most of the layers currently look empty. That is, nothing shows in stage, show/hide (the eye icon) changes nothing. The weird things: Some of the layers ( actually the newest ) show their content just fine. In the key frame,...more >>

hiii I am not at all good in Flash but I want to create something like a watery effect in Flash.. How can I create a Water effect in Flash ? Eg: for water effect : - http://www.bfharbour.com/ How can I create a clouds moving effect in flash for a very high building www.archworld.cc ...more >>

i need some way to detect when the cursor rolls outside of the movie area. i've tried putting a border around the entire movie as a button and using onRollOut, but that isn't very reliable - many times it just doesn't work. how else can i do this??? tia. ...more >>

I have an accordian with a datagrid in one child. Clicking an item there calls a cfc which sends back info to be placed in another datagrid in another child of the accordian. The problem happens when I click on the other child before the remote data has fully downloaded. It does't load into the d...more >>

Hi, Is there any tutorial on how to create a preloader like the one on macromedia website ? Axi ...more >>

Hi I'm trying to control one MC by pressing the Up Key... That is when I press the up key I want that a ball (my MC) go up and fall in the ground, something like this... (no Key ) ---> ________O________________ O ...more >>

I'm a Flash developer but have absolutely no experience of Director whatsoever. I like to think I'm quite a capable programmer, so learning a new language such as Lingo wouldn't pose much of a threat to me. But since Macromedia have recently launched MX 2004 with support for JavaScript/ECMAScr...more >>

Here's a thing I'm lookin for for a while. Maybe it's a real easy answer maybe not. I want to put my flash file in a frameset with the swf file set in the HTML page on 100%. But here it is: once you resize the browser window the flash should stay in the same dimensions. Is it possible to publish ...more >>

I'd like to add a new property to movieClips. This property (called "tag") could store some text (like the tag property in visual basic). I've written this script to create the property : setTag = function (txtTag) { this._tag_ = txtTag; }; getTag = function () { return this._tag_; };...more >>

i am a novice to flash.... have just started working on flash recently. have kinda got all animation funda in place and i came across this incredible site in flash which made in flash. http://www.evb.com/ can anybody tell me how do i implement the flash navigation and the resizing of the w...more >>

Hi ! I'm looking for a solution for the case when accessing web pages contening macromedia flash animations without flash player installed yet. I know that an empty black box will appear with red X on the upper corner left of the box that replace the flash animation. Is there a way to sh...more >>

hello. I am currently using Flash MX and Dreamweaver MX to do my web design. Today I make a flash movie and put on my web site by using dreamweaver, but actually i want to link my flash movie into another web page: When the user click on the movie it will link to another web page maybe www.yahoo.co...more >>

Hi all, Building a CD with autorun pointing to a .exe generated with MX 2004 PRO, I would like to know if there is a way to make a "preloader" showing a message to the user to make him wait during the process of the autorun. Sorry if I'm speaking english like a spanish cow, Franck http://www.d...more >>

hello, Check out this website it is one of the best flash sites I've seen www.pramodnm.com Now I was wondering how I can recreate the simple rollover effects on this site. for example when your mouse goes over the buttons....the text g r a p h i c s will be displayed underneath the ...more >>

Does anyone know if it's possible to open a Word and/or PDF document from links within a SWF file? E.G. I've created a flash movie and within the flash movie are buttons that I would like to link to a PDF and/or Word document. At the moment I'm using the simple action script of GetURL to link t...more >>

I built a menu bar in Flash, for a medium size web site, but I have to change the url on the bar for almost every page, since they are in different folders, is there a way you can input the url once, and then, the links will work even if the files are in different folders. I think maybe with an a...more >>

Hi, Does anyone know why when I have my flash movies take longer to load than they should? Go to shoutbooking.com . The file is 267kb but it takes too long to load. Even some movies I have that are 20kb in size take 10 seconds to load. And I'm basing the time-length from a DSL connection. ...more >>

Hello, This might be a fairly basic question. I have two arrows and I want to scroll a block of text up and down on the stage and let the user rollover the two arrows to control the movement of the text block. Should it be set up as a movie clip (the block of text) and have the arrows control ...more >>

I'm trying to export my flash animation as a quicktime and I keep getting a dialog box that says my version of QuickTime doesn't have the handler for this type of Macromedia Flash movie. I tried looking in the help file and in these forums with no answer. I have QuickTime 6.5. Anyone know what th...more >>